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Tenant from hell leaves string of landlord victims
Nina Willis seemed like the ideal tenant. She was well-spoken and tidy, posing as an employee for a cellphone company with offices in Toronto and Montreal. She came with glowing references. What landlord Darius Vakili, 63,
Read More »Six Troublesome Tenants and How to Avoid Them
Property investment experts agree that one of the biggest challenges facing landlords today is finding the ideal tenant that will treat your property with respect. Troublesome tenants can cost you thousands of dollars. Worse
Read More »Nabbed for rent scam, theft
She rented flats with cheques she knew would bounce. She even posed as the owner of one apartment she was a tenant at, and rented out a room. She then stole several items from that tenant. Yesterday,
Read More »6 Reasons why Tenant Screening Is Must
Having or building a property is usually the first step taken in becoming a landlord and the hassles involved with getting your own property typically has to do with funding the project. As difficult
Read More »Tenant pleads guilty to landlady’s murder
A former Hurley resident has admitted using a sledgehammer to beat his landlady to death in her home last December. Shawn Tyler, 35, pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder before Ulster County Court Judge Donald
Read More »Ex-tenant charged in homicides
A former tenant of a couple who were found slain in their Greenwood-area home last week was charged Tuesday in their deaths. State police homicide detectives charged Michael P. Emory, 32, whose prior residence was
Read More »Tenant Background Screening Helps Landlords Prevent Evictions
Whether it’s due to nonpayment of rent, demolition of these unit or just a breach from the tenant’s rental lease agreement, situations are not working well and also the tenant doesn’t want would like
Read More »Tenant Credit Checks
Detecting high-risk, undesirable or fraudulent tenants before you let your property to them is obviously an important aspect of being a landlord. In the current financial climate it is critical a landlord’s lets their
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